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SpringSource launches new Tomcat community portal

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:38 GMT

Open source Java framework specialist SpringSource has launched a new community portal for the Apache Tomcat open source implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies aimed at enterprise users

Squeak 4.0 released - now under MIT/Apache license

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:24:25 GMT

Four years of collecting agreements from numerous contributors has allowed the Squeak Smalltalk environment to be re-licensed as MIT/Apache code

Magento receives $22.5 Million for e-commerce software

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:34:34 GMT

Open source e-commerce software specialist Magento has announced that it has secured its first investment. According to the SEC regulatory filing, the company has received a cash injection of $22.5 million

Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.1 released

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:29:26 GMT

Mandriva has released its first major point update to version 5 of its Mandriva Enterprise Server commercial Linux distribution. According to the company, in addition to all of the previous updates, the latest update focuses on virtualisation and improves integration of Kernel-based Virtual Machine technology

VMware hires key Redis developer

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:54:01 GMT

VMware invests in "NoSQL" databases in the cloud by hiring the lead developer of the open source Redis key/value database

Amarok 2.3.0 "Clear Light" released

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:23:41 GMT

The Amarok Project developers have released version 2.3.0 of their popular open source music player for the KDE desktop, code named "Clear Light". In addition to the usual bug fixes, the latest update features a completely redesigned main toolbar and a rewritten file browser

Fluendo announce Media Center for Linux

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:49:00 GMT

Fluendo has announced Fluendo Media Center, a €40 package which integrates the company's DVD player for Linux and other codecs into a single application.

Vodafone UK to refresh Android line up

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:38:55 GMT

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has confirmed that it will be releasing four new highly anticipated and top of the line Android-based smartphones, including the HTC Desire and Google's Nexus one, in the coming months

OpenSocial 1.0 specification published

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:25:19 GMT

Modular social networking gadget specifications now allow use beyond pure social networking applications, offering both a core and social set of data models, APIs and gadgets

EuroPython 2010: Call for Papers

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:44:05 GMT

This year's EuroPython event will take place from the 17th to the 24th of July in Birmingham, UK and the conference organisers are currently seeking submissions from attendees for talks, papers and tutorials that cover all aspects of Python

Red Hat Summit and JBoss World agenda posted

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:34:02 GMT

Red Hat has published the agenda for this year's Red Hat Summit and JBoss World event taking place in Boston, Massachusetts from the 22nd to the 25th of June, 2010

Tracking down malware

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:52 GMT

Criminals use various methods to camouflage the traces of their malicious software on the internet. However, their paths can be retraced using special tools to identify the vulnerability the malware exploited to enter a system

GeeXboX 2.0 Alpha 2 released

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:49:29 GMT

The GeeXboX developers have released the second alpha of version 2.0 of their small embedded Linux distribution aimed at Home Theatre PCs (HTPC) and media centres, correcting a number of bugs from last month's first alpha and adding the latest Linux kernel

Skype publishes SILK audio codec source code

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:04:24 GMT

Skype has announced that it has published the source code for its SILK audio codec, introduced last year, which the company uses in its internet telephony applications for Windows and Mac OS X

Simple workarounds for latest IE security vulnerability

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:39:09 GMT

Two fix-it tools from Microsoft help users set-up workarounds which prevent exploitation of a critical security vulnerability in Internet Explorer

OpenLogic launches Open Source M&A Audit service

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:44:01 GMT

OpenLogic have launched a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Open Source Audit Service, which uses the company's OSS Deep Scanning technology to audit the software assets of companies targeted for a merger or acquisition

ABBYY brings command line power to its Linux OCR

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:09:01 GMT

ABBYY now have a version of its proprietary FineReader OCR for the Linux command line to simplify

Debian: DebConf10 & 2010 Project Leader Elections

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:29:20 GMT

The DebConf organisers have announced they are now accepting proposals for contributions to this year’s annual Debian developers conference and the Debian Project has revealed the final four candidates for the 2010 Project Leader Elections

Tim Bray becomes Google Developer Advocate

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:09:33 GMT

XML co-inventor plans to compete with Apple's "sterile Disney-fied walled garden" through promoting Android's vendor-less freedoms

Helios: Eclipse 3.6 Milestone 6 released

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:48:39 GMT

The Eclipse developers have released the sixth milestone for Eclipse 3.6, the first section of the next release train called Helios, which includes new platform APIs, Plug-in Development Environment (PDE) changes and a new tool that helps users manage target platforms

PyPy 1.2 ships with JIT compiler for Python

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:43 GMT

PyPy 1.2 boosts the speed of real world Python applications with its newly included Just-In-Time compiler, but only for 32 bit x86 platforms for now

Shuttleworth says progress made on distribution cadence

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:43:56 GMT

Shuttleworth scales back plan to synchronise Linux distributions and invites upstream developers and distribution creators to participate in a more informal process

Shotwell 0.5.0 photo manager arrives

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:43:52 GMT

The Yorba developers have released version 0.5.0 of their open source Shotwell photo manager for the GNOME desktop, adding support for Google's Picasa Web Albums service and printing

Processor Whispers: About Recovering and Upgrading

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:04:29 GMT

While RISC-, Itanium- and Unix-server sales continue to drop, the x86-server market, which IBM and others are intent on reanimating, is recovering. Meanwhile, Intel has other worries

SCO vs. Linux: From the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:44:21 GMT

In the trial at the Court of Appeals, the dispute about whether it is SCO or Novell who owns the copyrights to Unix is taking a new turn